Beginner Moodle Presentation

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A Guide for the BeginnerA Guide for the Beginner

What is Moodle?What is Moodle?

Moodle is a course/resource Moodle is a course/resource development web space for development web space for

educators.educators.

What can I do with Moodle?What can I do with Moodle?

Create a Create a homework page homework page for your class.for your class.

Create online Create online assignments for assignments for your students to your students to complete.complete.

Create lessons Create lessons with specific with specific links.links.

What can I do with Moodle?What can I do with Moodle?

Create an online Create an online quiz.quiz.

Blog/chat with your Blog/chat with your students in a students in a controlled controlled environment.environment.

Create online Create online projects for your projects for your students.students.

Collect and grade Collect and grade student work student work online.online.

Where do I begin?Where do I begin?

Begin by going to the district Begin by going to the district homepage and click on the Moodle homepage and click on the Moodle link on the left hand menu.link on the left hand menu.

Next Login to MoodleNext Login to Moodle

On the login page enter your On the login page enter your username (firstname.lastname) and username (firstname.lastname) and password (teacher I.D. #)password (teacher I.D. #)

Your work area:Your work area:

Your development Your development space can be set space can be set to “unavailable” to “unavailable” while you create while you create your materials. your materials. This way you can This way you can create your site create your site without anyone without anyone seeing it until you seeing it until you are ready.are ready.

Your work area:Your work area:

Set your space to “unavailable” by clicking on the Set your space to “unavailable” by clicking on the “settings” link at the left of your main page. In the “settings” link at the left of your main page. In the “Availability” section select “this course is not “Availability” section select “this course is not available” and “do not allow guests.”available” and “do not allow guests.”

You can go back and change this setting once your You can go back and change this setting once your development space is ready for students/parents to development space is ready for students/parents to view.view.

Activity Types Available in Activity Types Available in Moodle:Moodle:

Moodle provides you with the Moodle provides you with the means to create a variety of means to create a variety of activities for your students.activities for your students.

These activities include: These activities include: resources, assignments, forums, resources, assignments, forums, and quizzes. and quizzes.

Resource ModulesResource Modules

Resources are content: Resources are content: information the teacher wants to information the teacher wants to present to the students.present to the students.

These can be prepared files These can be prepared files uploaded to the course server; uploaded to the course server; pages edited directly in Moodle; pages edited directly in Moodle; or external web pages made to or external web pages made to appear on the page.appear on the page.

Assignment ModulesAssignment Modules

Assignments allow the teacher Assignments allow the teacher to specify a task that requires to specify a task that requires students to prepare digital students to prepare digital content (any format) and submit content (any format) and submit it by uploading it to the server. it by uploading it to the server. Typical assignments include Typical assignments include essays, projects, reports, and essays, projects, reports, and writing responses. This module writing responses. This module also includes grading facilities.also includes grading facilities.

Forum ModulesForum Modules

Forums can be an important part of your Forums can be an important part of your page.page.

Here discussions can take place outside of Here discussions can take place outside of class time.class time.

Forums can be structured in different ways, Forums can be structured in different ways, and can include peer ratings of each and can include peer ratings of each posting.posting.

The postings can be viewed in a variety of The postings can be viewed in a variety of formats, and can include attachments. formats, and can include attachments.

Teachers can impose subscription to the Teachers can impose subscription to the forum on everyone in the class if they want forum on everyone in the class if they want it to be a required module.it to be a required module.

Quiz ModulesQuiz Modules

This module allows the teacher to design This module allows the teacher to design and set quiz tests, consisting of multiple and set quiz tests, consisting of multiple choice, true/false, and short answer choice, true/false, and short answer questions.questions.

These questions are kept in a categorized These questions are kept in a categorized database, and can be re-used. database, and can be re-used.

Quizzes can be set to allow multiple Quizzes can be set to allow multiple attempts. Each quiz is automatically attempts. Each quiz is automatically marked and scored.marked and scored.

The teacher can choose to leave feedback The teacher can choose to leave feedback or to show correct answers. or to show correct answers.

Other modules in Moodle:Other modules in Moodle:

Chats:Chats: Allows participants to have a Allows participants to have a real-time synchronous discussion via real-time synchronous discussion via the web. This is useful if you want to the web. This is useful if you want to set up “office hours” for students to set up “office hours” for students to contact you outside of school.contact you outside of school.

Choices:Choices: This activity is very simple; This activity is very simple; the teacher asks a question that the teacher asks a question that specifies a choice of multiple specifies a choice of multiple responses. It can be used to poll the responses. It can be used to poll the class on a particular topic or allow class on a particular topic or allow the class to vote on something.the class to vote on something.


Glossary:Glossary: In this activity your students can In this activity your students can create and maintain a list of definitions like create and maintain a list of definitions like a dictionary. The entries can be searched a dictionary. The entries can be searched or browsed in different formats.or browsed in different formats.

Hot Potatoes:Hot Potatoes: This activity allows teachers This activity allows teachers to administer Hot Potatoes quizzes via to administer Hot Potatoes quizzes via Moodle. The quizzes are created on the Moodle. The quizzes are created on the teacher’s computer and then uploaded to teacher’s computer and then uploaded to the Moodle page. Once the students are the Moodle page. Once the students are finished with the quiz a number of reports finished with the quiz a number of reports are available which show how individual are available which show how individual questions were answered and the questions were answered and the statistical trends in the scores.statistical trends in the scores.


Lesson:Lesson: The lesson delivers content The lesson delivers content in an interesting and flexible way. It in an interesting and flexible way. It consists of a number of pages. Each consists of a number of pages. Each page normally ends with a question page normally ends with a question and a number of possible answers. and a number of possible answers. Depending on the student’s choice of Depending on the student’s choice of answer they either progress to the answer they either progress to the next page or are taken back to a next page or are taken back to a previous page.previous page.


Surveys:Surveys: Can be used to gather data from Can be used to gather data from students that help the teacher learn about students that help the teacher learn about their class and reflect on their own their class and reflect on their own teaching.teaching.

Wikis:Wikis: This activitiy enables documents to This activitiy enables documents to be authored collectively. “Wiki wiki” means be authored collectively. “Wiki wiki” means “super fast” in the Hawaiian language, and “super fast” in the Hawaiian language, and it is the speed of creating and updating it is the speed of creating and updating pages in wiki. In Moodle wiki participants pages in wiki. In Moodle wiki participants work together on web pages to add, work together on web pages to add, expand and change the content. Old expand and change the content. Old versions of the page are never deleted and versions of the page are never deleted and can be restored if desired.can be restored if desired.

Uploading Materials to Uploading Materials to Moodle:Moodle:

The great thing about Moodle is The great thing about Moodle is you can easily upload materials you can easily upload materials for use on your page.for use on your page.

If you already have a great If you already have a great handout or worksheet that you handout or worksheet that you use in your classroom you can use in your classroom you can upload it to Moodle and use it upload it to Moodle and use it anywhere on your Moodle page.anywhere on your Moodle page.

Creating a Resource Module:Creating a Resource Module:

The resource The resource module in module in Moodle is a Moodle is a generic activity generic activity that allows you that allows you to compose to compose text, create text, create hyperlinks or hyperlinks or incorporate incorporate pictures or pictures or graphics.graphics.

Creating an Assignment Creating an Assignment Module in Moodle:Module in Moodle: The assignment module in The assignment module in

Moodle allows students to Moodle allows students to upload files to the teacher.upload files to the teacher.

Students can compose the Students can compose the assignment in Word and then assignment in Word and then submit it to you for a grade. submit it to you for a grade.

Assignment modules provide Assignment modules provide the teacher with space to submit the teacher with space to submit written feedback to the student.written feedback to the student.

Creating a forum module in Creating a forum module in Moodle:Moodle:

The forum module in Moodle The forum module in Moodle allows students to partake in allows students to partake in asynchronous online asynchronous online discussions. discussions.

Students can post messages to Students can post messages to their peers and respond to ideas their peers and respond to ideas posted by the teacher and other posted by the teacher and other students.students.

Creating a quiz module in Creating a quiz module in Moodle:Moodle: The quiz module in Moodle The quiz module in Moodle

allows you to design allows you to design assessments consisting of assessments consisting of multiple choice, true/false, and multiple choice, true/false, and short answer questions.short answer questions.

Quizzes can be set for multiple Quizzes can be set for multiple attempts.attempts.

Quizzes are automatically Quizzes are automatically marked and scored.marked and scored.

Don’t forget:Don’t forget:

Don’t forget to set your space to “available” Don’t forget to set your space to “available” by clicking on the “settings” link at the left by clicking on the “settings” link at the left of your main page. In the “Availability” of your main page. In the “Availability” section select “this course is available”.section select “this course is available”.

You can keep “do not allow guests”, “allow You can keep “do not allow guests”, “allow guest with a key” (you assign certain guest with a key” (you assign certain individuals a password to gain access to individuals a password to gain access to your site), or “allow guests”.your site), or “allow guests”.

You should go back and change these You should go back and change these settings once your development space is settings once your development space is ready for students/parents to view.ready for students/parents to view.

If you have questions:If you have questions:

Contact me at Contact me at [email protected] or or Trish at Trish at [email protected]

Or contact Joe or Maureen.Or contact Joe or Maureen.

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Beginner Moodle Presentation